Lead Accessibility Strategist, Wells Fargo Digital Solutions for Business (DS4B)
Image description: Movie poster from Back to the Future.
Image description: Flux capacitor set to january 4, 1809.
Image description: Paining of Louis Braille as an adult.
Louis Braille born premature - January 4, 1809
Image description: Parents huddled over little Louis' crib.
Image description: Louis' dad working on leather.
Image description: Louis accidentally stabs himself in eye while imitating his father.
Image description: Louis' father working on some leather.
Image description: Little Louis looking out a window.
Image description: Louis experiencing the dark.
Image description: Little Louis walking with a cane.
"My hard bed was in a damp, crowded room. My uniform itched. My meals were small and cold. The teachers were strict. The older boys teased and stole.
"because somewhere in this old, moldy building, there were books for the blind. "
I sighed. Even if I read a hundred books like this, how much could I learn?
Together, we must remove the physical barriers we have created and the social barriers that we have accepted. For ours will never be a truly prosperous nation until all within it prosper.
"It's almost criminal that programmers have not had their feet held to the fire to build interfaces that are accommodating for people with vision problems or hearing problems or motor problems."
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
Disability is especially common in these groups, older adults, women and minorites.
March 8, 2017 - Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
March 1, 2017 - WebAIM
March 1, 2017 - WebAIM
"As we talk about technology, one of the things we need in particular as technologists and decision-makers is to keep in mind the timeless values that drive what we do. How are we going to use technology to empower people? We definitely want more productivity and efficiency, but we do not want to degrade humanity."
"We must make Microsoft products accessible to the more than 1 billion people globally of all abilities. This is a shared goal. Universal design is central to how we realize our mission and will make all our products better. Along with our Senior Leadership Team, I will continue to devote my time and passion to this priority""
"For us, we believe very deeply that accessibility is a human right, and we try very hard to make all of our products accessible for everyone because of that. It's a basic value."
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